Manor · Rapla County · Märjamaa
Sooniste Soinitz
Sooniste was founded in the 1600s and was also known as Ellamaa. From 1807 to 1846 it belonged to the Essens and then to the Mohrenschildts. The late Baroque stone house was built in the late 1700s. It burned during the unrest of 1905 and was rebuilt with two-story side wings.
Built / first recorded late 1700s · rebuilt after 1905
Style Late Baroque
Condition Standing
German name Soinitz Today
From 1982 to 1996 the manor housed a prison labor colony.
Owners von Essen1807–1846 von Mohrenschildt1846–1919 Good to know In 1913 the Ellamaa holding was split off from the estate. Its other names were Hellenbeck and Hellemeggi. From 1881 it belonged to Hermann von Mohrenschildt. Photos through time 1903 · Sooniste manor (Soinitz), the main house in, before the fire of 19051906 · Sooniste manor after the manor burnings of the 1905 uprising1906 · Sooniste manor after the manor burnings of the 1905 uprising2006 · Sooniste manor house, 2006Nearby
The buildings are stylized impressions, not surveyed models. Facts: mois.ee, Museum of Estonian Architecture, ERR, Wikipedia. Photos: MuIS and Wikimedia Commons, credited with each photo.
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